There's sadness in the family, dad told me
Let's not speak of it it only brings us down
And there's sadness in the DNA, I've known it
I've felt it in the pavement of this town

I've lived my life with a backpack that was never mine to carry
Heard its constant whine, saw its body that was never mine to bury
There's trouble in the genes, dad told me
Don't ask again best we don't bring it up
Dad it seems you can clear away the smoke of fires you can't find
I've lived my life with a longing that I can't identify
I've been kept from, held from knowing
Daddy that's why it keeps on growing

Well I found the dead animal the smell stems from
I found the story from which the shadow was cast
I searched and searched and now that I found it
I wanna give it back
I searched and searched and now that I found it
I wanna give it back

There's trouble in the family, I tell you
I'm know and now that I do
Kid I'm passing it on to you
But let's not speak of it, son
It only brings us down
But let's not speak of it, son
It only brings us down